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Tenspresso Eyes $500 Million

  Ex-Google Engineers' AI Chip Startup Tenspresso Eyes $500 Million Valuation

  • by Martech Desk
  • 5 days ago

AI chip startup Tenspresso, founded by former Google engineers, is reportedly seeking at least $50 million in funding at a $500 million valuation.

'Crafty Falcon'

  India Warns Banks and Fintech Firms of AI-Powered Cyberattacks, Identifies 'Crafty Falcon'

  • by Martech Desk
  • 6 days ago

CERT-In warns Indian banks, NBFCs and fintech firms of AI-powered cyberattacks by Crafty Falcon, targeting payment APIs and enabling unauthorised fund transfers.

OpenAI Raises Just $11 Billion

  OpenAI Raises Just $11 Billion of $30 Billion Target as Investor Interest Slows

  • by Martech Desk
  • 1 week ago

OpenAI reportedly secures $11 billion against its initial $30 billion funding target, reducing its goal to $20 billion at a $1.25 trillion valuation.

Jeff Bezos-Backed Robotics Startup Physical Intelligence

  Jeff Bezos-Backed Robotics Startup Physical Intelligence Eyes $1 Billion Funding

  • by Martech Desk
  • Oct 29, 2026

Jeff Bezos-backed Physical Intelligence is reportedly seeking at least $1 billion in funding at a $20 billion valuation as investment interest in robotics AI grows.

Basant Dhawan, CMO, Shoonya

  Shoonya Appoints Former Capri Global CMO Basant Dhawan

  • by Martech Desk
  • Oct 28, 2026

Shoonya by Finvasia appoints Basant Dhawan as CMO to lead brand strategy, digital marketing and customer acquisition, with a focus on first-time investors.

Unacademy Founders Plan ₹700 Crore AI Fund

  Unacademy Founders Gaurav Munjal, Roman Saini Plan ₹700 Crore AI Fund

  • by Martech Desk
  • Oct 27, 2026

Unacademy founders Gaurav Munjal and Roman Saini plan a ₹700 crore AI and deeptech fund, targeting 25 to 28 startups through Longshot Capital.

OpenAI

  OpenAI Donates Open Responses API to Agentic AI Foundation

  • by Martech Desk
  • Oct 26, 2026

OpenAI donates its Open Responses API specification to the Agentic AI Foundation to standardise LLM integrations and support interoperability across AI providers.

Financial Brands Want Your Money

  Financial Brands Want Your Money. But Will They Be There When You Need Them?

  • by Nicole Fernandes
  • Oct 25, 2026

What makes customers trust financial brands? Industry leaders from Dvara KGFS and BajajCapital explain how transparency, clear communication and consistent service shape customer confidence.

AI Startup Vectorial

  AI Startup Vectorial Raises $3 Million to Predict Consumer Behaviour

  • by Martech Desk
  • Oct 24, 2026

Vectorial raises $3 million led by SenseAI Ventures to expand its AI-powered audience simulation platform for consumer research, product testing and marketing campaigns.

Flipkart-Backed TravClan Raises $5 Million for

  Flipkart-Backed TravClan Raises $5 Million for AI and Global Expansion

  • by Martech Desk
  • Oct 23, 2026

TravClan raises $5 million from Flipkart, August One and Trifecta Capital to expand AI-powered travel bookings, global supplier networks and destination operations.

Image Credits: Blacksmith

  Blacksmith Raises $66 Million as AI-Generated Code Drives Testing Demand

  • by Martech Desk
  • Oct 23, 2026

AI code testing startup Blacksmith raises $66 million in Sequoia-led funding, reaching a $1 billion valuation as demand for AI-generated code validation grows.

Karta AI

  Karta AI Secures $3 Million Seed Funding Led by PeerCapital and Cedar Hill Capital

  • by Martech Desk
  • Oct 23, 2026

Karta AI raises $3 million in seed funding led by PeerCapital and Cedar Hill Capital to expand agentic voice AI for customer support in financial services.

Hackers Target AI Coding Tool OpenCode

  Hackers Target AI Coding Tool OpenCode, Triggering Unauthorised Charges for Users

  • by Martech Desk
  • Oct 21, 2026

OpenCode reports a security breach affecting 1.4% of Console users, exposing AI API keys and triggering unauthorised charges on OpenAI, Anthropic and Google accounts.

Publicis Reports 5% Q3 Growth

  Publicis Reports 5% Q3 Growth as AI Demand Reshapes Marketing Services

  • by Martech Desk
  • Oct 15, 2026

Publicis reports 5% Q3 organic growth as CEO Arthur Sadoun highlights rapid agentic AI adoption, slower enterprise transformation and challenges at Publicis Sapient.

Dextr AI Secures $6.7 Million

  Dextr AI Secures $6.7 Million to Scale AI Agents for Hotels

  • by Martech Desk
  • Sep 27, 2026

Dextr AI has raised $6.7 million in seed funding led by Elevation Capital to expand its AI workforce platform for hotels and hospitality operators.

buildots

  Intel-Backed Buildots Raises $130 Million to Scale Construction AI

  • by Martech Desk
  • Sep 15, 2026

Buildots has raised $130 million to expand its AI construction platform across data centres and major infrastructure projects, taking total funding to $297 million.

Nvidia in Talks with Perplexity

  Nvidia in Talks to Invest in Perplexity at Over $30 Billion Valuation

  • by Martech Desk
  • Aug 31, 2026

Nvidia is reportedly in talks to invest in Perplexity through a funding round that could value the AI search and agent startup at more than $30 billion.

Sir Martin Sorrell Meets India

  Sir Martin Sorrell Meets India’s Marketing Leaders for an Intimate Evening in New Delhi

  • by Martech Desk
  • Aug 22, 2026

Sir Martin Sorrell joined senior CMOs, business and media leaders in New Delhi for an exchange4media gathering focused on AI, marketing and global business.

Noopur Khandekar, Head of Brand Marketing, Galeries Lafayette India

  Galeries Lafayette India Names Noopur Khandekar Head of Brand Marketing

  • by Martech Desk
  • Aug 20, 2026

Galeries Lafayette India appoints Noopur Khandekar as Head of Brand Marketing, bringing her experience across Tilt, Spring Marketing Capital and MullenLowe Lintas.

Google Launches Gemini 3.7 Flash

  Google Launches Gemini 3.7 Flash With Stronger Coding and AI Agent Capabilities

  • by Martech Desk
  • Aug 15, 2026

Google has launched Gemini 3.7 Flash with stronger coding, agentic workflow and web development capabilities, alongside lower introductory API pricing.

Accel Bets on AI and Deeptech

  Accel Bets on AI and Deeptech With New $550 Million India Fund

  • by Martech Desk
  • Aug 13, 2026

Accel has raised $550 million for its ninth India fund, maintaining its early-stage strategy as AI, deeptech and advanced manufacturing gain investment focus.

xAI Co-Founder Igor Babuschkin’s River AI

  xAI Co-Founder Igor Babuschkin’s River AI Secures $1.1 Billion Funding

  • by Martech Desk
  • Aug 12, 2026

xAI co-founder Igor Babuschkin’s River AI has raised $1.1 billion to expand tools that help enterprises customise AI models using their own data.

NVIDIA Joins Apollo, BlackRock and KKR

  NVIDIA Joins Apollo, BlackRock and KKR to Build $500 Billion AI Financing Platforms

  • by Martech Desk
  • Aug 12, 2026

NVIDIA has partnered with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR to mobilise over $500 billion for AI infrastructure.

AI Agent Hacks Australian Gym

  AI Agent Hacks Australian Gym to Book a Session. A Warning for Every Marketer

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • Aug 11, 2026

An AI agent’s gym-booking experiment exposed a software vulnerability, highlighting why permissions, guardrails and human oversight matter as agentic AI enters enterprise workflows.

Smallest.ai Raises $13M Series A to Break the Turing Test

  Smallest.ai Raises $13M Series A to Break the Turing Test

  • by Martech Desk
  • Aug 8, 2026

Smallest.ai raises $13 million in a Series A led by Seligman Ventures to scale its low-latency speech-to-speech AI platform for enterprise voice interactions.

OpenAI Reaches One Billion Active Users

  OpenAI Reaches One Billion Active Users as GPT-5.6 Prices Drop

  • by Martech Desk
  • Aug 6, 2026

OpenAI has surpassed one billion active users while cutting GPT-5.6 pricing, making its AI models more affordable for developers and enterprises.

Enterprise AI Startup Kily Raises Rs 30 Crore

  Enterprise AI Startup Kily Raises Rs 30 Crore to Expand Agentic AI Platform

  • by Martech Desk
  • Aug 5, 2026

Enterprise AI startup Kily has raised Rs 30 crore in a funding round led by Sorin Investments to expand its agentic AI platform for consumer brands.

Ex-Swiggy, Zomato Executives Launch AI Startup Profound, Raise $15 Million

  Ex-Swiggy, Zomato Executives Launch AI Startup Profound, Raise $15 Million

  • by Martech Desk
  • Aug 4, 2026

Former Swiggy and Zomato executives have launched enterprise AI startup Profound, securing $15 million in seed funding to build AI-powered business automation tools.

OpenAI Appoints Sarthak Arora to Founding Startups Team in India

  OpenAI Appoints Sarthak Arora to Founding Startups Team in India

  • by Martech Desk
  • Jul 31, 2026

OpenAI has appointed Sarthak Arora as a founding member of its startups team in India, strengthening its engagement with the country's fast-growing AI startup ecosystem.

Sarvam Announces Trillion-Parameter AI Model

  Sarvam Announces Trillion-Parameter AI Model, Launches AI Inference Platform

  • by Martech Desk
  • Jul 31, 2026

Sarvam has announced plans for a trillion-parameter AI model and launched a managed inference service to help developers and enterprises deploy AI applications at scale.

OpenAI Upgrades ChatGPT Ads

  OpenAI Upgrades ChatGPT Ads With Conversion Bidding and Advanced Measurement Tools

  • by Martech Desk
  • Jul 29, 2026

OpenAI has added conversion bidding, stronger measurement and new campaign management features to ChatGPT Ads, expanding capabilities for performance marketers.

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  AI Cybersecurity Startup Glow Debuts at $1.2 Billion Valuation After Major Funding Round

  • by Martech Desk
  • Jul 23, 2026

AI cybersecurity startup Glow has emerged from stealth with $180 million in funding at a $1.2 billion valuation to build endpoint security for the AI era.

Google Introduces Gemini 3.6 Flash and Flash-Lite

  Google Introduces Gemini 3.6 Flash and Flash-Lite for Enterprise AI Workloads

  • by Martech Desk
  • Jul 23, 2026

Google has launched Gemini 3.6 Flash and Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite, introducing faster, more efficient AI models designed for developers, enterprise applications and AI agents.

FireAI Raises ₹2.5 Crore from SucSEED

  FireAI Raises ₹2.5 Crore from SucSEED to Accelerate Enterprise Expansion

  • by Martech Desk
  • Jul 22, 2026

FireAI has secured ₹2.5 crore from SucSEED Indovation Fund to expand enterprise sales, accelerate AI R&D and strengthen its causal decision intelligence platform.

Alphabet Set for Earnings

  Alphabet Set for Earnings as Wall Street Watches AI Investment Payoff

  • by Martech Desk
  • Jul 21, 2026

Alphabet's upcoming earnings will be closely watched for updates on AI spending, Google Cloud growth, Search performance and the returns from its AI investments.

5paisa Capital Partners With OpenAI

  5paisa Capital Partners With OpenAI to Launch AI-Powered Investing

  • by Martech Desk
  • Jul 20, 2026

5paisa Capital has partnered with OpenAI to deliver AI-powered investing, personalised market insights and conversational trading experiences through ChatGPT.

1Password and Anthropic Launch Secure Credential Access

  1Password and Anthropic Launch Secure Credential Access for Claude AI Agents

  • by Martech Desk
  • Jul 19, 2026

1Password and Anthropic have launched a secure credential access solution that lets Claude AI agents use approved enterprise credentials without exposing sensitive secrets.

AI Travel Startup Fora

  AI Travel Startup Fora Becomes Unicorn After Raising $60 Million

  • by Martech Desk
  • Jul 19, 2026

AI-powered travel platform Fora has raised $60 million, achieving unicorn status as it expands AI tools for travel advisors and global growth.

Indian AI Startup Emergent

  Indian AI Startup Emergent Becomes Unicorn with $130 Million Funding

  • by Martech Desk
  • Jul 16, 2026

Indian AI coding startup Emergent has become a unicorn after raising $130 million in a Series C round, reaching a valuation of $1.5 billion.

AI Video Startup PixVerse Raises $439 Million

  AI Video Startup PixVerse Raises $439 Million in Series A Extension

  • by Martech Desk
  • Jul 15, 2026

AI video platform PixVerse has raised $439 million in a Series A extension to expand global operations and strengthen its generative AI video technology.

Aurora Mobile Showcases AI Customer Engagement Platform at MarTech Summit Hong Kong

  Aurora Mobile Showcases AI Customer Engagement Platform at MarTech Summit Hong Kong

  • by Martech Desk
  • Jul 10, 2026

Aurora Mobile showcased its AI-first EngageLab platform at MarTech Summit Hong Kong, featuring omnichannel marketing, AI customer service and frictionless authentication.

Tarun Singhal Joins AskSila to Advance AI Digital Twins

  Tarun Singhal Joins AskSila to Advance AI Digital Twins

  • by Martech Desk
  • Jul 6, 2026

AI startup AskSila has onboarded Tarun Singhal as it expands its AI powered digital twin platform focused on enterprise knowledge sharing and the future of work.

AI Cybersecurity Firm Kratikal Tech Sets IPO Price Band

  AI Cybersecurity Firm Kratikal Tech Sets IPO Price Band

  • by Martech Desk
  • Jun 29, 2026

Kratikal Tech will open its ₹39.69 crore IPO on June 30, with proceeds planned for product development and overseas expansion.

“We Should Rent Modi As UK PM”: Sir Martin Sorrell On India, AI And Cannes’ Wrong Turn

  “We Should Rent Modi As UK PM”: Sir Martin Sorrell On India, AI And Cannes’ Wrong Turn

  • by Brij Pahwa
  • Jun 26, 2026

Sir Martin Sorrell discusses AI, media concentration, Brand India, agency transformation and why human creativity still matters at Cannes Lions 2026.

Info Edge AI And Deeptech Portfolio Crosses Rs 1,800 Crore

  Info Edge AI And Deeptech Portfolio Crosses Rs 1,800 Crore

  • by Martech Desk
  • Jun 23, 2026

Info Edge’s AI and deeptech portfolio has crossed Rs 1,800 crore in value, backed by investments across 54 startups since 2020.

Gap Bets Bigger On AI As Retailers Race To Modernise Marketing

  Gap Bets Bigger On AI As Retailers Race To Modernise Marketing

  • by Martech Desk
  • Jun 23, 2026

Gap is expanding its AI strategy through partnerships with Google Cloud, Zeta and Publicis Sapient to modernise retail operations and marketing.

Jeff Bezos-Backed Prometheus

  Jeff Bezos-Backed Prometheus Reaches $41 Billion Valuation After New Funding Round

  • by Martech Desk
  • Jun 14, 2026

Prometheus has raised $1.2 billion in fresh funding, pushing its valuation to $41 billion and highlighting continued investor confidence in AI infrastructure companies.

Equal AI Secures $30 Million

  Equal AI Secures $30 Million to Expand AI-Powered Call Screening in India

  • by Martech Desk
  • Jun 13, 2026

Equal AI has raised $30 million to expand its AI-powered call assistant that screens unknown calls, tackles spam and helps users manage phone conversations.

FPIs Pull Out ₹43,000 Crore

  FPIs Pull Out ₹43,000 Crore as Global Investors Chase AI Opportunities

  • by Martech Desk
  • Jun 8, 2026

Foreign investors withdrew nearly ₹43,000 crore from Indian equities in June as global capital shifted toward AI infrastructure and technology-led opportunities.

Supabase Secures $500 Million Funding

  Supabase Secures $500 Million Funding at $10.5 Billion Valuation

  • by Martech Desk
  • Jun 6, 2026

Supabase has raised $500 million at a $10.5 billion valuation as demand for AI-powered application development continues to grow.

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